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This Washington Post Asparagus Op-Ed Stinks
American Business Immigration Coalition's top onion magnate, Shay Myers complains about labor shortages while automated options exist.
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Black American Agriculture Workers Being Displaced in the Mississippi Delta
Displaced black farmworkers in the Mississippi Delta file a federal lawsuit against Pitts Farm Partnership (PFP) claiming “that the new foreign workers were illegally paid at higher rates than local Black workers."
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Poll: Manchin's West Virginia Democratic Voters Oppose Amnesty In Reconciliation Bill
Only 33% of West Virginia's Democratic "likely voters " say they prefer the 10-year amnesty for up to 8 million illegal immigrants in the budget reconciliation bill, according to new polling by Rasmussen Reports. The overwhelming opposition to that amnesty from Senator Manchin's own party should be a bright red light for West Virginia's Democratic senator to stop a bill with that amnesty from passing through the Senate.
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House Passes Largest Amnesty in History
After several failed attempts, House Democrats finally completed the first step to passing what would be the largest illegal alien amnesty in U.S. history this morning by approving H.R. 5376, Pres. Biden's Build Back Better legislation.
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Unraveling the Not So Rosy October Jobs Report
Millions are being left out of the jobs recovery, lower labor participation rates indicate workers are leaving the workforce, wage increases are failing to keep up with inflation, and the economy has 4.2 million jobs less than pre- pandemic levels. The U.S. needs immigration reduction and yet the U.S. House's Build Back Better Act would add millions more foreign workers to the labor force.
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NYT Column by Edsall Shows the Continued Misunderstandings of Immigration
Readers weigh in on a The New York Times op-ed that has a simplistic pro-immigration vs. anti-immigration (mis)understanding of the issue and debate. That is not
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How Many Shipping Containers Does it Take to Make America Great?
A mesmerizing video about supply chains gives one a sense of what having a population of 330 million consumers implies. Where do we go from here?
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Budget Reconciliation Amnesty: Where it Stands
Once again, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi planned a vote on the Democrats' $1.75 trillion budget reconciliation amnesty bill on Friday only to rescind the vote hours later. However, the threat of Congress passing what could become the largest illegal alien amnesty in U.S. history is still very much alive.
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House Set to Repeat History of Immigration Injustices
The economic conditions brought about by the pandemic give us a glimpse of what a landscape even marginally tilted toward workers might look like: more flexibility, better working conditions, higher wages, and last but not least: the dignity that goes hand in hand with meaningful work. The immigration framework drafted by the House for the budget reconciliation bill would short-circuit that progress.
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Topics We're Supposed to Avoid
Southwest border encounters are at an all-time high, interior enforcement is at a ten-year low, illegal presence in the United States is no longer enough to warrant removal, and new restrictions on workplace enforcement against illegal workers are going into effect. David Shor has advice for Democrats: Don't talk about it.